Interest Rate Caps : The Theory and The Practice
Ceilings on lending rates remain a widely used policy tool that is intended to lower the overall cost of credit or protect consumers from exorbitant rates. Interest rate caps come in many forms and scopes and, according to their rationale, ceilings...
Main Authors: | Ferrari, Aurora, Masetti, Oliver, Ren, Jiemin |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/244551522770775674/Interest-rate-caps-the-theory-and-the-practice http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29668 |
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